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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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Coal combustion alone was responsible for half of those deaths, with natural gas and oil combustion accounting for the other half. The study team, led by Dr. Erin McDuffie and Dr. Randall Martin of Washington University in St. Overall, the report indicates that a majority of PM 2.5

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Commercial dewatering enzyme could reduce costs of grain ethanol production

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This could significantly reduce the amount of electricity, natural gas, energy and water needed for production of grain ethanol and its marketable byproducts. Washington University in St. The stillage was transferred first to an evaporator and then to a dryer powered by natural gas for another round of moisture reduction.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri partner in pursuit of DOE funds to develop and license small modular reactor technology

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The diversity of public and private providers represented by the alliance is a powerful statement to the Department of Energy that there is a US market for SMRs. Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than a century, and serves 1.2 Louis area.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” The new hybrids will be available in 24 major markets across the country, including the 10 busiest airports for business travelers in the United States.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory. Argonne National Laboratory.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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forklifts) that have emerged as key early markets in which fuel cells can compete with conventional power technologies. Additional systems will be used to accelerate the demonstration of stationary fuel cells for combined heat and power in the larger residential and commercial markets. Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO).

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Charging Station Reliability is Crucial as EVs Gain Speed

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Without confidence that they can refuel their electric cars as reliably as their gas-powered vehicles, consumers will be reluctant to embrace the change. The Growing Demand for Electric Vehicles The rapid growth of the EV market is encouraging, and it’s only expected to accelerate in the decade ahead. million in 2020 to 31.1